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Pittsfield, MA vs Lancaster, PA

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Highlights
- There are 177 physicians per 100,000 people in Lancaster.
- There are 318 physicians per 100,000 people in Pittsfield.
- The US average is 210 physicians per 100,000 people.
 Pittsfield, MALancaster, PAUnited States
 Air Quality (100=best)  Unlock19.358.4
 Water Quality (100=best)50  Unlock55
 Superfund Sites (100=best)  Unlock89.986.9
 Physicians per Cap.318  Unlock210
 Health Cost  Unlock111100
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Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Lancaster    14 Reviews

Lancaster is really nice in some parts, but it seems like the further away you get from downtown the worse it gets. I grew up around Saint Joseph and manor and saw  More

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I was there last weekend and was extremely favorably impressed. The only hesitation, and question, I have about the place is the high crime rate. It is hard to tell from  More

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Over 11 years ago

Lancaster is the nation's oldest inland city located in central PA amid Amish farmlands. Walkable and soon to be bike friendly, it offers a variety of great restaurants  More

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